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USS Point Cruz was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier Sangamon class
USS Point Cruz (CVE-119), 25 June 1955
Point Cruz underway in 1955
Corsairs aboard Point Cruz in July 1953 off Korea
The Seattle–Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation was an American shipbuilding company which built escort carriers, destroyers, cargo ships and auxiliaries for the United States Navy and merchant marine dur
USS Point Cruz
…after the Honiara suburb Point Cruz, which was the site of heavy fighting during the Guadalcanal campaign. She was laid down on 4 December 1944 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Incorporated, Tacoma, Washington; launched on 18 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Earl R. DeLong; and commissioned on 16 October 1945. In 1941, as United…
Launch of USS Johnston (DD-557), 1943
Tacoma yard in 1945
Seattle yard in 1945
The repair yard in 1945